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- Dictionaryaverse/əˈvəːs/
adjective
- 1. having a strong dislike of or opposition to something: "as a former CIA director, he is not averse to secrecy"
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The meaning of AVERSE is having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste —usually used with to —commonly used in compounds both with and without a hyphen. How to use averse in a sentence. Adverse vs. Averse Synonym Discussion of Averse.
adjective. us / əˈvɜrs / Add to word list. strongly disliking or opposed to: Few politicians are averse to appearing on television.
adjective. us / əˈvɜrs / Add to word list. strongly disliking or opposed to: Few politicians are averse to appearing on television.
Definition of 'averse' averse. (əvɜːʳs ) adjective [usu with neg] If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it. [formal] He's not averse to publicity, of the right kind. [+ to] Synonyms: opposed, reluctant, hostile, unwilling More Synonyms of averse.
To be averse to something is to be opposed to it on moral, philosophical or aesthetic grounds: my father is averse to people wearing shoes in the house, but he would not be averse to people wearing house slippers.
AVERSE definition: 1. to be happy or willing to do or have something: 2. to strongly dislike something. Learn more.
Define averse. averse synonyms, averse pronunciation, averse translation, English dictionary definition of averse. unwilling; loath; a feeling of antipathy, repugnance or great distaste: He was averse to overcrowded places.
Definition of averse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
averse adjective & noun. Meaning & use. adjective. 1. †. 1.a. a1682–1703. Turned away, averted; turned in the backward or reverse direction. Obsolete. a1682. Two Faces averse, and conjoined Janus-like. Sir T. Browne, Christian Morals (1716) iii. 90. 1697. The Tracks averse, a lying Notice gave.
Averse means strongly opposed to or having a feeling of strong dislike toward something, as in I’m extremely averse to taking on debt. Adverse most commonly means unfavorable or hostile, as in adverse conditions , adverse weather , or adverse criticism .
